Fur pointing machine and method



Dec. 15, 1931. LJBROWNSTEIN FUR PQINTING MACHINEAND METHOD Filed April 9, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

Louis Brownstem BY 7 M A" RNEY Dec. L R VNSTE FUR POINTING MACHINE AND METHOD Filed April 9, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet -2 Ai ORNEY Dec. 15, 1931.

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CORPORATION, or nEw'YoaK PATENT OFFICE rtrnromme MACHIN Am) imfrrron Application filed April *9, 1930; Serial no. 442,825.

This invention relates to machines for advancing and setting ind vidual ha rs, and .is particularly applicable to the setting of hairs in fur skins for the pointing of furs. It is to be understood, however, that my invention has numerous 1 other applications and uses, and that I do not intend to limit myself to the particular use thereof specifically described hereinafter. V I a At the present time, there is a considerable demand in-the trade for pointed furs. Such furs are made by setting light colored hairs in a fur skin. Each individual hair is handled by the operator manually and is at present setinto the skin manually. This requires considerable time. The Work must be done by skilled labor, and is her efore expensive.

My invention contemplates, among other things, the provision'of means to whichhairs maybe supplied,for automatically setting. the

hairs in the skin and for advancing the skin in av predetermined manner so that lineafter line of the hairs are settherein at great speed, the entire process being completelyqautomatic exceptfor adjustment of the machine during invention as applied to the pointing of furs requires only the supplyof hairs in substantially parallel relation-to a receptacle therefor, and the initial arrangement of the fur in place so that the hairs may be properly set therein. My invention further contem Plat-9S the provision of comparatively simple and efficient means for handling, manipindividual hairr. and of amethod forpointing the'fur.

Theiarious objects of my invention will be clear from the descriptionwvhich follows, and from the drawings, in which, i

1 is a front elevation of my new machine.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof. V g I Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section there- Fig. 4 is a rear elevation, partly broken away, of my new machine. a v: i

Fig. Sis a front view, partly in section, of the suction picker.

Fig. (3 is a bottom plan view of the same.

for spreading the hair at-ive position, and

Fig.7 is a bottom plan View of the end por= tion of the setting arm in the horizontal position thereof,sh0wing particularly, the means Y lingers thereof. i I

Fig. -8 isa vertical section, taken on the line 88 of Fig. 7. i

Fig. 9 is atop plan view of the fur feeding mechanism of my machine, as it appears assembled on a fur feedingtable.

Fig. lOis a vertical section of thefur-holdingroller, showing the setting fingers and presser foot in hair setting position.

Figvllis a detailed elevation of'the means for feeding the fur holding roller linearly and for reversing the direction of feed.

--,Fig. 12-is an'elevation of. the means for adjusting the amount of the linear roller feed while the machine is in operation;

Fig. '13 is an enlarged elevation of the means for intermittently rotating the fur roller. g

Fig-14 is a similar view of the means for gripping and setting maintaining the roller rotating gears norm'ally out of engagement.- operation to space the hairs as desired. My

Fig- 15 is a similar view of the means for setting the roller linear feed gear in inoper- Fig. 16is: a perspective view'of the hair gripping and advancing fingers-and of the means r supporting and separating the .fingers..-;

In that practical," embodiment of my invention which I have illustrated by way of example, the frame lflsupportsthe various operating instrumentalities, said frame being in turn sup orted on a suitable/table 11 (Fig.

9),. The ta 1e 11 is provided wit-ha cut away port-ion as 12 in which thefur feeding roll as 13 is supported as by means of the longi tudinally movable and rotatable shaft 14. The roller 13is given a predetermined linear intermittent movement on each complete cycle 7 V 'ofoperations, so that hairs may be set in the fur held by the roller, in the desired spaced relation and along a predetermined line. The roller is further given a transverse or rotary motion at the end of each line so asto bri-ng another line of the fur, into position forsetting hairs in the fur while at the same time,

' tially parallel relation, together with devices for removin one or more hairs at a time from the hopper for advanc1n the hair or ll. a o ,Y

lliliIS to the proper setting position on' the fur, for guinming the hair during its advance to the setting position, for blowing upon the fur to head the hairs oftliefur' away from the setting position so as to allow he entrance between the displaced hairs of the hair to be set in the fur, and for intermittently advancing the fur as above indicated, to set line after line of hairs I at the proper spacing to produce a pointed fox skin.

' The hopper 15 (Figs. 1 and 2) is preferably provided with an opening at the top as at 16 and may taper near the lower end'17 there of, terminating in an adjustable clamping wallas 18; Said wall may be provided with a suitable slot as 19, and is inserted into the groove 20 of a yieldable plunger rod'as 21. The hopper is adjustably held in the groove 20 as by means of the set screw 22, passing through the slot 19. The hopper may thereby be adjusted so that the side openings 23 thereof are in 'the proper position to allow the entrance of the reciprocatory suction picker 24 thereinto to withdraw hairs from the hopper.

It will be noted that the spring 25 is interposed between the'upper end of the plunger rod 22 and the support 26 therefor, whereby undue pressure upon'the hopper, exerted thereon by the suction picker, merely depresses the hopper against the action ofthe spring. The spring serves further to compensate automatically for the variation in the uppermost position of the exposed hair in the hopper as the height of the bundle of hair is lowered during the operation of the machine when the hair is being removed. The upper surface of the bundle of hair is thereby maintained at the proper height to insure engagement thereof by the picker. The height 'of the-hopper may be suitably adjusted as by means of the set' screw 27 passing into the. end 28 of the horizontal reciprocatory shaft 29 and tightened against the slc'eve26 for the hopper carrying rod 22.

The shaft 29 is supported in suitable bearings in the frame 10 for reciprocatory movement forwardl 1 andbackwardly for the purpose of moving the'hopper out of theway'of the hair advancing mechanism at the proper time, asi will be later-described in more detail. ,The screw 27 engagesthe sleeve support26 and clampssaid support at the desired height whereby-:reciprocation of the shaft 29 may reciprocate the hopper horizontally.

The means for reciprocating the shaft 29 will now be described.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 4, the cam shaft 30 is supported in suitable bearings in the frame 10, being illustrated as arranged horizontally and extending from the front to the rear of said frame and extending somewhat therebeyond.

A cam as 31 (Fig. 2) is secured to the shaft 30 near the rear end thereof and for rotation therewith, and engages the cam roller 32 carried by the end of the lever 33. Said lever is pivoted as at 3 1 on the bifurcated arm 35 V secured to the rear wall 36 of the frame. The

' The means for separating and removing the hair from the hopper 15 will now be de- 1 scribed.

Said means includes a hollow rod 40 (Figs. 1 and mounted for vertical reciprocation, and connected as by means of the flexible hose 41,'to suitable means, not shown, as for example, a suction pump, for withdrawing air from the rod. The rod is in turn connected to the reciprocating operating rod as by means of a suitable clamp 43. At its lower end, (see Fig. 5) the hollow rod 40is suitably secured to the hollow suction block 44 of the suctionpicker 24, as at The-block is preferably of somewhat less width than that of the opening 23 in the hopper so that the block may enter said opening freely, the rod 40 com municating with the interior of the block. In its bottom wall 46, a series of closely spaced perforations as 4:? isinade, thereby providing openings through which air may be withdrawn to create a suction effect at the perforations 47 on the application of suction the hose 41.

F or adjusting the eii'ective or operative areas of the perforations 47, I prefer to slidably'secure the wedge-shaped adjusting slides or wedges 48 on the bottom wall 46 asby means of the screws 4 passing through suitable enlarged openings as 50 in the block i l, and threaded to the wedges d8. Said wedges tern'iinate preferably in comparatively sharp arallel ed es 51 extendim over and aartl tr: a

closing the perforations l7. It will be seen that on tightening the screws 49, the Wedges 28 are maintained in the position in which frame.

the suction in the groove 52 until removed therefrom. By loosening the screws 49', said screws may be moved to the left or to theright in the openings 50, sliding the Wedges 48w1th them and thereb. enlarging or contracting the groove 52. y this means,I" amiable to adjust the effective widths of the apertures a7 and of the groove 52 so that one or more hairs may be removed from. the hopper at a time, if desired, and so thatfadjustment'is afforded to enable'the suction picker to receive and withdraw hairs of different diameterfand so that the number of hair removed atany one time may be accurately regulated. 1 1 I Suction may be applied to the hose 41 con-- tinuously or intenmttently, as desired b means which are well knownanjd hence which need not be shown nordescrib'ed. As the suc tion picker 24 inoves down, thehopper 15 moves rearwardly into vertical alignment therewith an'd'into the proper position to allow the suction headto ent'efrthe opening 23; Further downward movement of thesuction head causes said head to slightly compress the hairs inthe hopper, any undue pressure being takenup bythe spring 25.

On the upward move ent of the suction head, the suction through the perforations 47 and the groove52 \vithdrawsa single, hair or the desired number of hairs from thehopper into the position shown in Fig. 1, though it will be understood that the number of hairs so withdrawn i controlled by proper adjust ment of the wedges'48. i

Reciprocation ofthe suction picker operating rod 42 is effected by suitable connections to the shaft 30. As illustrated, (Figs. 3 and :2). said connections consist of the gear wheel 53 securedto the shaft andflmeshing with the gear wheel 54 on the auxiliary shaft ,55. The shaft 55 is suitabl supportedfby the frame 1 0, being mounts in the b1ockf56 depending from the top Wall'57 ofthe fI'iIIllGfOl any other suitable projectionsupported by the At the forwardend of the shaft 55 is mounted the'crank disc 58' and to said'disc is pivoted one end of the crank59 as at 61. f The other end of thecrank 59 is pivoted'to the suction block operating rod 42as area; It

will be seen thaton rotation of thelcamlshaft 130, the shaft 55 is rotated through the'gears 53 and 54, thereby rotating the crank disc 58 and operating the crank'59 to reciprocate the rod 42 and thereby, to reciprocate the suction picker 24 at the proper time to enter and leave thehopper. g The means for gripping the hair for with drawing it from the suction head and for advancing and gumniing the hairi will now be described. l

The turret 65, provided with preferably 'iouror more or'less .simila.r,ar1ns as 66, secured to the sh! ft 67,.preferably in front of the frame 10. s i

The shaft 67 is mounted in a suitable bear .wall ,thereofL Interposed between the gear .Wheel 68 and the front. wall ofithe frame is the stop disc 69 provided with transverse grooves as 71 corresponding in number toithe number at the turret arms 66: Q'Ihe springpressed .pinf72 carries the. roller 7 3..; Said roller normally rests in oneofthe grooves 71, thereby preventing displacement of the disc 69,.andpreventing rotation of the shaft 67, and maintaining the turretv normally stationary. On rotation of the gear 68, however, the lemma leave e groove 71 and rides upon the circumference of thediso 69; At this time, the, pin'72 is raised against the action of the spring 5,,thel; pin being yildablymounted 1n thesleeve74 for this purpose and. the sprin beingheld in place bye "suitable cap 7 6 threaded into "the-top of thesleeve 74} Y The gear wheelfi68 is intermittently rotated as by means of the mutilated or segmental gear 77. mounted on the shaft 30 and meshing with the ear 68. It willbe seen that on rotae tion. of the cam shaft 30, the gear .68 is rotated through substantially i a quarter turn, thereby rotating'the turret 65, which is maintamed in proper position at restv at its va-rious stationsby theroller 73, on theentrance of said roller into the groove 7l under the influence of thes ring .75.. i

The, hair grippin and advancing'nieans consists of a. series 0 pairs of spring-pressed cooperating members, oneof which is mounted' onthe end of each of the turret arms 66,

and the pairs of members being substantially identical, a description of one pair will suflice I fora1l. The pair of gripping-and advancing fingers (Fig. 16) is designatedgenerally by the nu. meral 80. I prefer to mount one of said fingers stationarilyn on an arm 66 of the turret 65. LThe stationary finger 81 maybesecured to the arm'66 as bymeans of the screws 82 and. is provided with i an inner flat; surface 83.: The "endportion 84 of the stationary finger 81 is made in the form of a hinge, being notched toreceivethe hinge portion 85 ofthemovable finger 86. A pin as 87 passes through the end 84ofone finger and the hinge part 7 85 ofthe other finger,vwherebythe movablefinger'8'6 may swing about said pin asa pivot. 7

Close contactbetween the fingers is assured by the provision of acooperating flat surface 88 on the inner face ofthe movable finger.

To'urge said fiat faces .83 and 88 toward eachoth er soasfto enable the hair to be gripped therebctween, a suitable spring as '89 is coiled about the pivot 111 87 and engages and: presses upon the. nger 86. Extending fromthe pin 87 and secured there'- to, is the finger operating plate 90, preferably in the form of an arcuate segment. .When

the pair of fingers is at rest at the extreme left or at the extreme right, as shown in'Figfil, toreceive or forward the hair, the

free end 91 of the plate may be pressed forwardly, to rotate the pin 87 andto open relatively to the stationary In that, position of the pair of fingers 80 il- Thefingers are opened forithat the end91 of the finger. operating'plate 90 'forw'ardly,"after the fingers 80'reach the hair gripping position and before the suction picker 24 has reached 'itsuppermost or hair transferring 'position. f I

The pl-ungerpin' 92 is retracted under the influenceofthe spring 98 after the fingers 80 have been properly positioned on' opposite sides of the hair-and after the head 24 has delivered a hair therebetween, to closethe fingers upon the'hairunder'the influence of the spring'89. Thehair isremoved' from the suction picker by the pair'of fingers 80 on the rotation ofjtheturret.

Since the plunger pin 92 is similar in construction'to'the plunger pins'93, 94 and 95, a description of one will suffice for all.

Said pins are each provided with a collar as 96 (Fig. 2) secured near the endthereof outs'ide-ofthe frame 10, for preventing the pin from beingretracted too'far toward the frame. Each of the pins .is slidably supported by asuitable bushing 97secured to the front wall of the frame 10. Aspring as 98 abutting against the collar99, serves to maintain the collar 96 normally in contact with the end of the bushing and maintains the pin normally inits retracted position out of contact with the plate 90.

The mechanism for operating thepin 92 comprises the-cam 100 mounted on the shaft 30-and operating the cam lever101, which is pivoted as at102 to the bracket 103 (.Fig. 3). At its lower end, the lever 101.is connected to the shaft 104 by suitable connections, such asthe crank 105 and'the link'106, wherebyoscillation of'the cam lever 101 causes similar oscillationof the shaft 104 at the proper time. A second crank,107 on the shaft 104 is-connected by 'the link 108 to the plunger pin operating rod 109. Said rod is supported in a suitable bearing (not shown), extending from the frame 10, forvertica'l reciprocation and is bevelledat its upper end 110 for engagement withthe inner end ofthe plunger rodf92.

it will be seen-that onthe rotation of the shaft 30 and-the consequent oscillationof'the shaft 104, the crank 107 raises'the rod 109 through the link 108, wherebythe plunger rod 92 is-moved outwardly by the bevelled segmental gear 77 which then engages the gear 88 and rotates the turret 65, thereby carrying the end of the hair through the gum box 112 and through the gum therein to gum the hair. The parts are so timed thatjust" .a fter suction picker 24begins to rise, the shaft 29 is moved forwardly to carry the hopper 15 out of the way of the turret and out of the way of the fingers 8O thereon. Rotation of the turret .bringsthe next pair of fingers into positionready to be spread apart and readyto receive the hair-from the suction picker 24 of the next upward reciprocation thereof.

After the hair has been transferred to and gripped by the next pair of fingers 80, the first pair carries the haircut of the gum box and into the position at the extreme right as viewed in Fig. 1, ready to transfer the hair to the hair setting mechanism. To effect the transfer, the fingers are opened at the proper time by the plunger rod 93 operating upon that'plate 90015 the corresponding movable linger, as hereinbefore described in connec tion with the plunger rod 92.

The rod 93 is operated through the cam 113 which rocks the lever 114, pivoted at 102 and connected at its lower end to the link 115. Said link is secured toithe crank 116 which is in turnmounted upon the shaft 117.

The second crank 118 projecting from the shaft 117 is connected to the plunger operatingrod 119as by means of the link 120. ()n rotation of the shaft 30, therefore, the lever 114 isoscillated, thereby oscillating the shaft 117, andtherethrough and through the crank 118, the link 120 and rod 119, the plunger rod 93 ispushed forwardly due to the bevelled end 121 on said operating rod.

It -W1ll be understood that the mechanism just describedfor operating the plunger rod 93 is similar to that for operatitng the rod 92. However, the timin of said mechanism is slightly different as will be seen in connection with the description of the setting mechanism. The hair having been advanced into position for gripping by the setting mechanism and having been gummed, it is now in position to be gripped by the fingers of the setting mechanism and brought down on to the fur. Means for accomplishing these ends will now be described.

Said means in one form of embodiment thereof includes the block 125 (Fig. 1) prefera y split 38 126 and clamped by means of memes 'the bolt 127 to the shaft ,128. "Said shaft is supported by suitable bearings in the front and rear walls of the. frameyl0, and is operated by the eccentric 129 2 and 3) mounted on the shaft '30, through the eccentric rod 130 and the crank 131. r The block 125 is therebyoscillated at the" propor time on the rotation of the shaft 30. As has been hereinbefore indicated, it is desirable that the hair of the fur; be parted at the point where the pointing or'hair set ting operation is to be performed on the fur, so that the fur hairdoes not interfere with the setting of the hair. For this purpose, I have hose 133 which is inturn connectedto asu itkable source of air pressure (not shown) :by means of the hose 134 through the intermediary of the valve 135. Said valve is oper ated by the cam 136 arranged on the shaft at the propertimeto direct'a current of air into the pipe 132, when the settihgihecha nisin is in setting position. 7 y

'For directing the air current or'blast upon the fur in the proper direction to displace the hairs of the for from the setting position, a pair of pipes 137and 138 are provided. One of said pipes 137 terminates on one sideof the setting fingers 139, while the other pipe 138 terminates at the opposite side of said fingers, but the terminal ends of both of said pipes are bent in a general downward direction so as to direct the current of air lssuing there from upon the fur toward thepoint. where the hair is to be set, to free said'point of surrounding fur hair's. To support'and operate the fingers 139, arod 140, is rotatably supported at its lower end 141*inthe block 125 and at its upper end, terminates in the internal cam block 142.

The cam blockis provided with an internal cam surface 143, engagingthe rollers 144. which are secured to the ends 145 of each of the setting fingers 139. For pivotally supporting said fingers, a member146 is pro vided, supported at the endof the rod 147 which is in turn secured to the block 125 at one endand carries the spacing and support ing member 148 near its other end. The'mern-v her 148 also carries the-"pipef-132 and revolubly supports themed-140.

In Fig. 7 I have shown spring-pressed pins 149 mounted onthe member 146and en'- tering suitable recesses in the setting fingers 139 to urge said fingersinto "closed position. The fingers are normallypressed toward each otherinto close contactby'means of the springs 150. It will be seen'that on the rotation of the rod 140'and the consequent rota tion of the cam block 142, the. camsurface drawsthe finger ends 1145 together against theaction of the springs 150, thereby swing ing the "fingers about their pivots 124 and opening said fingers. The opening of the fingers occurs twice; once when the block 125 is swung intoits substantially vertical position shown approximately-in Fig. l'so that the fingers 139 are positioned on opposite sides o'fthe hair held at the extreme right of the turret by a pair of fingers 80, and again after the hair hasbeen set.

It will be understood thatthe fingers 139 are opened suificiently tocompensate for any irregularities in the shape of the hair, such as those caused by bending, or the weight of the gum. or the like;

The rod 140 is rotated by means of the plunger rod 94 when the setting fingers near their upright position shown'in dotted lines in Fig.1! Tooperate theplungerrod 94' the cam 151 on the sh'a ft30 is provided. Said cam engagesthe lever 152 pivoted at 102 and terminatingin the bevelled segment 153 (Fig. 3); Thebevelled segment, in turn, engages the inner end of the plungenrod 94 and pushes said rod forwardly against the ar cuatef fingeroperating segment 154 which is secured to the rod 140, thereby rotating said rod and opening thefingers at the proper time, as has been heretoforeexplained.

' It'will be understood that the fingers 139 remain open for a comparativelylong interval suflicient to allow thepositioning thereoton opposite sides of a hair and until the shaft 128 comesto rest. The bevelled segment 153 is then withdrawn from the plunger rod 94, allowing the setting fingers to close .abou'tthe hair, held by the advancing fingers 180,; after-which theplnnger rod 93 is operated toopen the advancing fingers 80. Thereafter, 7

the shaft 128 is'rotated inthe opposite direction to carrvthe block and'the fingers and hose supported thereby down toward the setting position. Said setting position isindicated in Fig. 10. Just before the settingposition is reached,the valve is opened, allowing a current of air to emerge from the pipes 137 and138, thereby blowing upon and displacing the'hairs of the fur skin to allowthe gummed hair carried by the fingers 139 to be inserted into the space thus cleared amongand near the rootsof the displaced hairs." r i "As the gummed hair 161 reaches the setting position, the gum thereon causesit to adhere to the ad acent.ha1rs of the skin,

whereupon the fingers 139 are opened bythe plunger'rod 95, acting uponthe setting finger segment 154. i The rod 95is actuated by the cam 162 ontheshaft 30, through the cam v lever 163, which is pivoted at 102 and which terminates ina bevelled arcuate segment 164. The segment 164engages the inner end of the plunger rod'95 and moves said rod forwardly after thesettingfingersI39 have reached lie the setting position, to open said fingers and to maintain said fingers open whilethe blockrotated back to the hair gripping p hair is usually sufficient to hold it in place.

. After the hair has been set into position by the setting fingers 139, and just before said fingers are opened, the presser rod 170 and its presser foot are operated to press upon the gummed portion of the hair, and serve to maintain the hair in place in the fur while the fingers 139 are opened and withdrawn. The presser rod 170'consists of a yieldably mounted section 17.1, terminating in a preferably curved presser foot 172, and normally held. in. its outermost position by means of the compression spring 173 inserted into the hollow end of the supporting rod 174 (-Figsf3and The supporting rod 174 is slidably mounted in suitable bearings 175 in the frame 10, and is provided with a rggk 176 meshing with the segmental gear 1. 7. V

i It will be seen that on the oscillation of thesegmental gear 177 at-the proper time, the presser rod'174 and therethrough, the rod 171 and the presser foot 172 are advanced into thesetting position to firmly press upon to the hair and set it permanently into place by pressure thereon, excess pressure beingprevented by the yielding of the rod 171 against the action of the spring 173.

Similarly, as the presser rod 174 is withdrawn by the segmental gear 177, the spring 173 nevertheless maintains the presser foot in pressed contact with the hair, so that the gummed hair is acted upon for. an appreciable period of time, thepresser foot 17 2 be ing finally withdrawn near the end of the oscillatory stroke of the segmental A pin 166 10) operating in the slot of the rod 171 limits the movementof the rod 171 relatively to the rod 174 in either direction.

In order to oscillate the gear 177, it is mounted upon a suitable shaft 178 (Fig. 3). The shaft 178 carries the crank 179 connected by the crank rod-180 to the gear 181, so that rotation of said gear oscillates the segment 177. The gear 18lmeshes with the gear 54 and is supported on the shaft 182 held in suitable hearings in the machine.

Power may be supplied to the machine from any suitable source to rotate the drive shaft 155. The worm 156 is mounted on the shaft 155 and meshes with the worm wheel 63 on the cam shaft 30. To operate the machine by hand, or to aid in halting it when desired, a hand wheel 157 is mounted on the shaft 158. Intel-engaging bevel gears 159 and 123 on the shafts 158 and 155 respectively, allow hand operation of the machine through the hand wheel and also allow braking action unon the cam shaft when the hand of the operator is frictionally applied tothe hand wheel.

Referring now to Figs. 9 to 15 inclusive, the means for intermittently advancing the roller 13 linearly and transversely so as to allow the setting fingers 139 to set a series of hairs along a predetermined line at the desired spaced intervals, and for rotating the roller 13 to set hairs along a different line when setting of the first line has been completed', will now be described.

Referring to Fig. 10, it will be seen that the roller 13 may be provided with a series of preferably radially outwardly extending pins 122 which are adapted to enter suitable holes as 183 in a preferably open end flexible belt as 184 preferably of canvas. Said belt is provided with a series of such holes or perforations 183, spaced apart about the same distance as the pins. 122 and suitably reinforced, if desired, with eyelets. Rotation of the roller 13 causes the pins 122 to enter the holes or eyelets 183 in the belt 184 and thereby to advance the belt positively in a direction transversely of the fur. Said belt may be weighted at its lower ends as at 185 and186 to maintain itin contact with the roller and with the pins 122.v The fur 160 is arranged about the belt and may be removably secured thereto as by means of suitable clips 187, whereby rotation of the roller 13 insures the transverse advancement of the fur. Similarly, due to its connection with the belt 184, the skin is advanced linearly with the roller 13,.so that different points along a predetermined line are brought in succession to the setting. position to allow hairs to be set in the fur along the line.

The means for linearly advancing the roller 13 will now be described.

The haft 14, carrying the roller, is of sufficient length to allow longitudinal move- 'ment thereof in the supports 200 therefor,

as well as to allow rotation of said shaft within the supports, only one of which is shown. A similar shaft 214 is secured to the left end of the roller as viewed in'Figs. 9 and 11 and is similarly of sufficient length to allow the roller to accommodate furs of maximum length and to move the fur from one end thereof to the other past the setting fingers. A support similar to the support 200 is'providedon the table 11 for the shaft 214, so that the shafts 14, 214 and the roller 13 may move across the opening 12 in either stops 208 and 209 are mounted. Said stops are adapted to. slide along the rod 207- and may be maintained in their adjusted position by means of the set screws 210 and 211 respectively. It will be understood thatthe stops208 and 209 are set in the proper position along the rod 207 to determine the limits of the line along which the hairs are set in the fur. Toward that end, the stops are provided with reversing mechanism cooperating with the racks 203 and 204 to reverse the direction of linear movement of the roller 13 at the end of each line, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The pinion 212supported on the shaft 213, when meshing with the teeth 205, forwards the roller 13 in one direction and when meshing with the teeth 206, advances the roller in the opposite direction. Said pinion is therefore suitably mounted so thatit may be held out of engagement with both racks ormaintained in engagement with either one of the racks until the end of the line is reached, whereupon the pinion is moved into engagement with the other rack to reverse the direction of linear movement of the roller. The shaft 213 is therefore supported atone end for rocking movement as by means of the universal joint 197. The extension 196 of said shaft rests in the bearing 215 and carries the bevel gear 216. Near its other end, the shaft 213 is indented by means of a circumferential groove as 217 the groove being engaged by the spring-pressed ball 218 whereby the sl aft held that thepinion 212 thereon is maintained normally in its uppermost or in its lowermost position as the case maybe, until moved therefrom. V g nit-able spring (not shown) acts upon the hall 218 to cause it to exert pressure in the proper direction upon the shaft 213,

said spring being enclosed in the sleeve 219 and being adjustable as to its force by movementof the screw plunger 229. j

Mains are also provided (Fig.- 15) for maintaining the snaft 213, when desired, in such position that the pinion 212 is in its neutral or inoperative position. The roller 14 is in that case freed of its linear operating means. The operator may then move" the roller manually and linearly while the machine continues to insert hairin thefur. It will be seen, therefore, that when the pinion 212 is in its neutral or inoperative position, the operator may shift the roller linearly toward the left or right, as he wishes, in order that hair may be set at the particular points in the fur which he selects, and this may be do e while the machine is operating. Said 5 comprises the notched lever 221 pivot the upper end of the stop227 to maintain the lever in place. Said stop may be held to the post by means of the screw 228. A

suitable groove, as 229 is provided in the post .the shaft 213 and center-said shaft between the sides of the groove, thereby moving the shaft into position wherein the'pinion 212is out of engagement with either of the racks. 'iloward the end of the movement of the lever 221, the'spring 225 snaps about the projection 226 and maintains the lever in its upright position, whereby the shaft 213 is'maintained in neutral position until moved therefrom.

Means are providedfor intermittently rotating the shaft 213 on each complete rotation of the cam shaft 30 and thereby moving the roller 13 a predetermined distance for the setting of another hair at the proper distance from the hair previously set.

Saidshaft30 is provided with a crank disc ..3() to which the crank rod 231 is pivotally secured at its upperend. At its lower end 232, the crank rod 231 is secured to the lever 233, which is slotted as at 234 to allow the fulcrum 235 therefor to be adjusted as may be desired. The fulcrum 235 may consist of a suitable bolt 236. inserted through the slot 234 and through the slot 237 of the bracket 238, upstanding from the plate 239. It will be understood that the plate 239 carries the roller-feed mechanism and rests on the table 11. Saidplate, however, may be adjusted rel.-

.atively to that-able foradjusting the feed mechanism to furs of diflerent thicknesses and therefore provided with slots 240 andv 241 for that purpose, being held to the table 11 by means of the bolts 242 and 243.

It will be understood, further, that a suitable collar or spacer as 244 may be interposed between the lever 233 and the bracket 238 for maintaining the parts in proper speed relation. Adjustment of the stroke of the end 245 of the lever 233is'obta-ined by moving the bo1t236 in. the slots 234 and 237. It will be seen from Fig. 12that as the bolt is moved toward the left, as viewed in that figure, the operative movement of'the lever end 235 is increased and the. spacingbetween hairs correspondingly increased, and when the bolt 236 is moved toward the right and secured in position. the effective stroke of the lever end .245 is decreased and the hairs consequently set close together.

The lever 233, through a suitable one-way clutch 246 intermittently rotates the shaft 247 in one direction only. Said shaft carries the bevel gear 248,,meshing with the bevel gear 216 on the pinion extension shaft 196 so that intermittent rotation of the shaft 247 is indicated. Said means comprises the fingers.

transmitted to the pinion shaft and therethrough to the pinion 212. p

The clutch 246 may be of any suitable type effective to slip in one direction and to 0perate only in the other (klIC-CtiOE'l to turn the shaft. As shown, the clutch consists of a hollow cylinder 250 provided with an annular flange 251 engaged by a pair of dogs 252 which are suitably connected by a plate fitting inside of the cylinder 250 and are carried by the lever 233. Said dogs are suitably bevelled to grip the inner and outer surfaces of the flange 251 when rotation of the lever 233 occurs in the direction of the arrow of Fig. 12, and to slip over said flange without rotating the cylinder 250, when rotation occurs in the opposite direction. The cylinder 250 is provided with hub secured to the shaft 247 and is engaged by the springpressed stop 253 for maintaining the cylinder stationary between the oscillatory movements of the dogs 252. w I

As the crank 231 oscillates the lever 232 about its fulcrum 236, the dogs 252 alternately grip and release the c; iinder 250, thereby intermittently rotating the shaft 247 on each cycle of operations of the hair setting portion of the machine in one direction only, the stop 253 preventing backward rotation, whereby the pinion 212 is given the desired amount of rotation to forward the racks 203 and 204 in the desired direction, and through the shaft 14 to forward the roller 13 a predetermined amount to bring the next aligned point on the fur into setting position.

Means are provided for rocking the shaft 213 uinvardly and downwardly about the joint 197 at the proper time to shift the pinion 212 from one of the racks to the other while the rotation of the shaft 213 continues in the same direction.

The longitudinal movement of the roller 13 is thereby reversed, as has been previously 254 and 255 preferably pivoted on the posts or supports 208'and 209 respectively, as at 256and 257 respectively. I

Suitable sprin s may be arranged on said pivots to maintain saidfingers 254 and 255 normally in their uppermost and lowermost positions, respectively. As the shaft 14 moves towards the right (Fig. 11, the pinion 212 meshing with the rack 203 for that purpose), the under surface of the finger 254 engages the upper part of the shaft 213 and tends to depress said shaft under the influence of its spring. Further movement of the shaft 14 toward the right causes the finger 254 to exert suflicient pressure upon the shaft 213 under the influence of its spring to disengage the pinion 212 fron'i the rack teeth 205 and to move the pinion downwardly into engagement with the rack teeth 206. Since the pinion continues to rotate in the same direction, the movement of the shaft 14 is reversed by this means. Similarly, as the shaft 14 reaches the end of its stroke toward the left, (the pinion 212 at this time engaging-the rack 204), the upper surface of the finger 255 engages the lowerpart of the shaft 212 and raises the pinion into engagement with the racl: teeth 205, thereby again reversthe movement of the roller.

will be understood that the posts 208 9 are set by the operator manually on "re rod 207 the proper points to cause the rsing operation just'described to occur when the fingers 139 reach the extreme ends fur 160, or the end of the line on which a: is to be set and that for the setting of posts, the neutral setting lever 221 may operated to bring the pinion 212 into neu- ElLl position. When in such position, the aft 14 and the roller 13 may be movedually in a longitudinal direction to bring each of the ends of the fur temporarily into the setting position so that the posts may be et accordingly. l l hen the pinion is free of he racks, the shaft 14 with the mechanism a fried thereby may not only be moved longir nally but may also be rotated by means at illG hand wheel 260 at the extreme end of the shaft. 14.

It will be further understood that the pinion 212 is normally maintained in either of its operative positions as the case may be, by means of the ball 217, which being arranged substantially midway between the racks 203 and 204, resists displacement of the shaft 213 upwardly or downwardly. Means are provided for imparting to the shaft 14, slight rotation in the proper direction to feed the fur 160 transversely to bring another line of said fur into setting position. The transverse or rotary movementof the fur is preferably accomplished at about the same time that the linear reversal of the roller 13 occurs, that is, when a new line is started.

The means for transversely feeding the fur will now be described.

Fvaid means includes the shaft 261 rockingly supported in the bearing 262, and projecting through said bearing. One end of the shaft 261 is connected as by the universal joint 259 to the extension shaft 258 supported by the bearing 195. The shaft 261 (Fig. 14) is normally pressed downwardly as by means of the member 264 acted upon by the spring 265 to tilt the shaft in the bearing 262 and to maintain the free end of the shaft normally in its lowermost position.

The spiral gear 266 at the other end of the shaft 261 is thereby normally maintained out of engagement with its cooperating spiral gear 267 mounted on the shaft 14. For aliowing the gear 267 to rotate the shaft 14 at the proper intervals, while at the same time, preventing said gear from moving longitudinally with the shaft, a suitable feather and groove connection 268 is provided between height.

' other end of the longitudinal groove 270 of the gear hub-271, and thereby prevents longitudinal movement of thespiral gear 267, the key of the feather and groove connection insuring rotation of the shaft 14' with the gear 267. i i v For imparting intermittent rotation to the shaft 261,'a suitable gear as 272 is securedto the shaft extension 258, and meshes with the gear 27 3 on the extension 1960f theshaft' 213. The intermittent rot'ation'of the shaft 247 is thereby transmitted to the spiral gear shaft 261 whereby the speed of the spiral gear 266 is at all timesin constant ratioto the speed of the pinion .212, and both are intermittently rotated during the operation of the machine. i

In order to move the shaft 261 in; the proper direction to mesh the spiral gears 266 and 267 together, suitable projecting fingers 274 and 275 are provided on the posts 208 and 209 respectively, the upper surfaces of said fingers being suitably bevelled tothe proper As the shaft lnears the end of its stroke in either direction, the proper finger 27 t or 275 passes underneath the spi ral-gear-carrying end of the shaft261 and engages the under part of said shaft. On

the last part of the stroke of the shaft 14,

and preferably at the timethat the pinion 212 is shifted, the gear end of the shaft 261 is raised against the action of the spring 265, and the spiral gear 266 thereby raised to mesh with the gear 267 momentarily. The intermittent rotation of the gear 266 is now imparted tothe gear 267, thereby turning that the spring 265 becomes effective to depress the spiral gear end of the shaft 261, and to lower the spiral gear 266 out of engagement with the gear 267. Rotation of the shaft 14 is again accomplished at the strokeof said shaft by the other finger.

For-the purpose of adjusting the position of the fulcrum 235 during the operation of the machine, to advancethe fur the required distance ateach cycle of thehair setting operations and to thereby allow the settingof the hairs as closely as desired without halting the is connected by the link 279 tothe bolt 236 forming the lever] fulcrum, whereby move'-- ment of the lever 276. the required distance the distance through which the roller is fed after each hair settingcycle'. The mecha nism for feeding the hair transversely being connected operatively to the adjusting lever 276,113 will be seen that adjustment of the transverse feed is simultaneously effected when the lever 276 is moved. 7 r

It will be, seen that I have provided a simple and efficient machine and method for setting hairs and for pointing furs; that the operation of the machine is entirely automatic after theparts have once been set and that the machine can be operated at high speeds without attention other than the supply of material thereto and the change in the'hair spacing by the operator when such change is desired and while the machine is running. It will further be seen that I have provided a machine and method well adaptferred embodiment thereof, it will be under 1 stood that I do not intendto limit myself thereto, but intend to claim my invention as broadlyas may be permitted by the state of the priorart claims.

I I claim: Y

' 1. In a machine of the character described, means for advancing hair toward setting position, means for directing a current of air on a fur. skin at the settingposition, and means for setting the hair among the natural hair of the skin.- j

*2; In a machine of the character described, means for advancing hair, means for gum-- ming the hair,: means for 'blowingupon a fur skin to clear the'hair of the skin away fromthesetting position, and means for set: ting. the gummed hair in the cleared part of the skin and with the gum adhering to the natural hair of the skin.

'3. In a machine of the character described, means for gumming hair, means for advancing the gummed hair into setting position, means for-displacing the hair of a fur skin away from the setting. position, and means for setting the gummed hair on the thus cleared portion of the skin and adjacent the roots of the displaced hairs.

4. i In a machine of the character described,

means forsetting a line of hair among the natural hair on a fur skin, and means for' advancing the skin into position to haveanother lineof hair set thereon including a'fur skinsupporting roller and meansfor inter? V mittently rotating the roller and for intern'nttently advancing the roller linearly;

, 5." In a machine of the character described,-

means-for 'l'setting the gummed hair in adhesiveengagement with the natural hair of a shifts the fulcrum 235 and alters the stroke f 1 of the lever 233, and consequentlychanges urs'kin means for gumming the hair, means for linearly advancing the skin to bring an ed points thereof into setting position,

an means for transversely advancing the skin to-bring another line thereof into setting position.I

6. In a machine of the character described, a-receptacle adapted toreceive a plurality of individual hairs in substantially parallel relation, suction means for withdrawing hair from said receptacle, means for'removing the hair fromthe withdrawing means and for advancing the hair, means for gumminglthe hair duringthe advance thereof, means for transferring the gummed hair from the adinto setting-position, means for gumming the hair during its advance, means for displacing the hair of a fur skin from the setting position, means for inserting the gummed hair among the roots oft-he displaced hair,

and means for intermittently advancing the skin.

8. In a machine of the character described, means for intermittently advancing hair to beset toward setting. position in a for skin, means for gumming thehair during its advance,means for setting the hair on the skin, and means for intermittently advancing the skin'between the setting operations of said setting means. I

9. A suction member forwithdrawing hair from a receptacle comprising a hollow block having a perforated bottom wall, and means for adjusting the effective width of the perforation in said bottom wall; I

' 1 0. In amachine ofthe character described, acpair ofrelatively pivoted members having a jacent flat surfaces, a spring normally pressing the surfaces into contact, means for alternately spreading and releasing said members in hair grippingposit-ion to :permit the spring to close the members on opposite sides ofhair to be gripped, and; means including a rotatable shaft for rotating the members about an axis spaced therefrom after said membershave been closed, to advance the hair.- i r 11 .a machine: of the character described apair of spring-pressed gripping fingers adapted to be arranged on opposite side's' ofhair to be gripped, and means for.

alternately opening and closing said fingers togrip-the hair comprising a pivot for' at leastone of said fingers, an'extension on the fingerlprojecting beyond the pivot, and a cam ngaging thegexten'sion and adapted to rotatethe pivoted finger about'the pivot in a given direction.

-12.'In a machine of the character described, a plurality ofpairsof hair gripping fingers, means foroperating said fingers to grip and to advance hair, means for gumming the hair, means for Withdrawing the gummedhair from one pair of said fingers While another pair is receiving hair and for advancing the hair into setting position, 37

means for blowing upon the hair of a fur skin to displace the hair of said skin from the setting position asthe gummed hair reaches said position, means to set the hair among the roots of the displaced hair of the skin toadhesivelysecure the gummed-hair to said roots and means for intermittent-1y advancing the skin between setting operations.

13. Ina machine for inserting hair in a fur skin, a pair of pipes bent so that the intersection-oi the prolongation of the ends of said pipes is arranged at a predetermined point, means for forcing air through said pipes to part the natural hair of a fur skin, and means for inserting hair among the parted hair of the skin.

14. In a machine of the. character described means for inserting. hair in a fur skin, an outwardly convex presser foot for pressing upon a set hair, the inserted hair and a-yieldable support for the presser foot.

1-5. In a m'ach'ine of the character de scribed, a pair of hinged fingers, means for advancing hair intoa position between said fingers,a cam plate operatively connected to the hinge of the fingers and adapted to open the fingers as the hair is advanced to said position, and aspring adapted normally to maintain the fingers in closed position.

16. In a machine of the character described, aqroller adapted to support a fur skin, means for linearly advancing the roiler intermittently, means for inserting hair among. the natural hair of the skin while the rolleris at rest, and means for automatically reversing the direction of advance of the roller after a predetermined advance thereof.

17. The method of pointing furs comprising gumming the end of hair to be set in the fur, blowing upon the fur at the point Where the hair is to be set to displace the surrounding hair of the fur, setting the gummed hair in place, advancing the fur linearly step by step in one direction while repeatingthe hair setting operations until a line of hair has been set across the fur, then advancing the fur transversely and setting'a new line of hair during the intermittent linear advance ofthe fur in theopposite' direction.

18. The methodof pointing furs comprising. arranginga plurality of-hairs in a pile in substantially parallel relation, removing hair from the pile, gumming the hair, blowingupon the fur atithe point atwhich the gummed hair is to'be set while retaining.

control of the hair, setting the hair into position among the hair of the fur, and advancing the fur linearly step by step until a-line of hair has been set therein, and then advancing the fur transversely tostart a new line.

19. In a fur pointing machine, means for supporting a fur skin, a hair container spaced from said means and adapted tohold a pile of straight hair in substantially parallel relation to each other, means for engaging and removing hair from the receptacle. and means for delivering the hair so removed to the fur skin on the supporting means while maintaining the hair straight. I

20. In a fur pointing machine, means for supporting a fur skin, a hopper spaced from said means and adapted to hold a loose pile of straight hair with which the'skin is to be pointed, suction means for 'removinghair from said hopper, and means cooperating with the hair removing means for advancing. the hair toward the skin. i

21. In a'machine for pointing a fur skin,a receptacle for a pile of straight hair with which the skin is to be pointed, and meansv ..3. In a machine of the character described,

means for gripping, substantially straight hair, means for withdrawing the hair from the gripping means and for advancing the hair while maintaining the hair straight, means for gummi'ng the hair during its adskin. i

Vance, and means for setting the hairon a fur 24. In a machine of the character described, means for advancing hair whilemaintainlng' the hair substantially straight along the length thereof including a pair of gripplng fingers adapted to close upon the hair interr; mediate of the ends of the hair, and means for setting the hair on'a fur skin.

25. In a machine of the character described, means for advancing straighthair including cooperating members adapted to grip the hair between its ends, and means for setting the hair on a fur skin. I e

26. In a machine of the character described, a hair receptacle, suction means, forwlthdrawing hair from said receptacle, and means.

for moving the suction-"means' toward and P t0-c0 trolt e advance of the hair..

27. In a fur pointing machine, a'suction" memberhaving a groove in awallthereof adapted to be substantially closed by hair on the application of suction through said memher and through said groove to hair arranged adjacent said groove, a pair of cooperating gripping fingers, a cam adapted toosition" fingers, a cam adapted to opentthe'fingers against the spring pressure and to release'the fingers to close upon the hair, means for mov- 1ng said fingers toward and from a fur skin [to carry the hair gripped thereby into setting position on said skin, and means for j intermittently advancing the skin during the return movement of said fingers toward 5 the initial position thereof.

29. A fur pointing machine com rising meansfor handling at least one individual hair at a time, and means for inserting the hair among the roots of the natural hair of afur pelt."

30. A fur pointing machine comprising lmeans for gumming' at least one individual hair at atime, and means for inserting the gummed hair among the roots ;of the natural hair'of a. fur pelt to be retainedthereby. 31. A fur pointing machine comprising means for removing at least one individual hair, at ELtlIl'lG from a loose bundle of such hair, and independently movable means for inserting the hair in a fur pelt.

32. A fur pointing 'machine comprising means for removing at least one individual hair" at a time froma loose bundle of such hair, independently movable means for in serting the hair in a fur pelt, and means for moving the pelt. f

133. A far pointing machine comprising means for handling at least one individual hair at a time, means for inserting the hair among the roots of the natural hairof a 'fur pelt, and means formoving the pelt to cause hair to be inserted by the inserting-means at spaced intervals in the pelt. ,7 34:. A fur pointing machine comprising means for gumming at least one individual 7 hair at a time, means for inserting the gummed hair among the roots of the natural hair of a furpelt to be retained thereby, and" means for moving the pelt to cause hair to be inserted by the inserting means atspaced intervalsin the pelt.

35. A fur pointing machine 'comprisingfi means for inserting indlvidual hairs at spaced intervals among the roots of the natuj iral hair of a fur pelt,jandmeans adjustable by an operator during operation of; the ma chine for movingthe pelt to vary the spacing of-the hair inserted into the pelt.

36. A fur pointing machine comprising fn eans-for handling at least one individual ."supporting. means I hair-at a time, means forinserting the hair among the rootsof the natural hair of a fur pelt,*andmeans adjustable by an Operator during operation o'fthe machine for moving the pelt to vary the spacingv of the hair "inserted ;into the pelt.

37. A fur'pointing machine comprising means-for, gumming at'least one individual hair at a time, means for inserting the gummed hairyamong the roots of the natui'ahhairyof'aufur pelt to be retained thereby, and: means adjustable by an operator during operationl -ot the machine for moving the peltito Vary-the spacing of the hair inserted intogthe pelt.

i 38; Ag fur pointing machine comprising means for removing at least one individual hairflatia time from: a loose bundle of such hair, independently movable means for inserting the hair in a fur-pelt, and means adjustable by-an= operatorduring operation of the machine for movingthe pelt to vary the spacing1 of the hair inserted into the pelt.

3.93111 a=;.fur pointing machine, means for inserting hair into a fur pelt, means for supporting thepelt, means'for advancing the supporting means linearly of said means, and means for-rendering and maintaining said advancing, means inoperative whereby the is rendered manually operable.

'40.." In a fur pointing machine, means for inserting hail-among the' natural hair of a furpelt,-means for advancing the pelt, and

;.means i Jr rendering the advancing means inoperative. topermit the manual'advance 0t theme-K 41. lnaturr'l'iointing machine, means for gumming hair and for inserting the gummed hairinto a'fur' pelt, means for advancing the pelt to space the hair inserted therein, and' means for; rendering the advancing means manually controllable.

42 In; a-inachine for pointing'fur, means iorasupporting a fur'skin, means for parting andmeans foncontrolling the amount of the transverse movement while the machine is in operation;

-43.-In:a machine for pointing fur, means "for. advancing and gum-ming the end of .atileast-oneiindividual hairv at .a time, means for supporting "afur skin, means for blowing upon the skin at a .predcte mined point to part the natural hairs thereoflmeans forsetting;;;the.-gummed I end of" the hair among the roots oi theparted hair on the skin-,imeans for intermittently advancing the supporting means in a given direction to space the hair set in the skin, and means for varying the spacing of the hair set in the skin during the operation of the machine.

44. A machine for pointingfur including means for removing at least one hair at a time from a loose pile of such hair for gumming the end of the hair so removed and for advancing the hair toward the setting position on the skin, means for parting the natural hair of the skin at the setting position to permit the entrance therebetween of the gummed end of the hair to be set therebetween by the advancing means, means for intermittently advancing the skin in one direction, means for adjusting the distance of said intermittent advance While the machine is in operation, and means for advancing the skin in a direction at right angles to the direction of the first advance of the skin when the limit of the first intermittent advance has been reached.

45. A machine for pointing fur by setting individual hairs at spaced points among the roots of the natural hair of the fur skin including means for gumming the hair to be set in the skin, means for blowing upon the skin to part the natural hair thereof at a predetermined:point, means for setting the gummed end of the gummed hair between the parted hair of the skin, and means for moving the supporting means.

46. 'A machine for setting straight individual hairs among the roots of the natural hair of a fur skin, including means for removing at least one individual hair at a time from a bundle of such hair, means for gumming the hair, means for supporting a fur skin, means for parting the'hair of the fur skin to expose the roots thereof at a predetermined point, and means for advancing the gummed hair and for setting the gummed end thereof between said roots While the natural hair of the skin is parted.

47. A machine "for setting straight individual hairs among the roots-of the natural hair ofa fur skin, including means for removing at least one individual hair at a time from a bundle-of such hair, means for gumming the extreme ends of the individual hairs so removed, means for supporting a fur skin, and means for gripping the hair beyond the gummed ends thereof and for carrying said gummed ends in between the roots of the natural hair of the skin.

48. In a machine for handling hair, means for gripping and advancing at least one individual straight hair at a time, means for gumming the extreme end of the gripped hair, and means for removing the gummed hair from the gripping means and for further advancing the gummed hair to a predetermined point' and into a predetermined position. I

' in position to be removed therefrom, means i for engaging at least oneindividual hair at a 1 time intermediate theends of the hair and for i removing the hair from the hopper *While a for advancing 49; In a machine for handling hair, a

suction member having-asuction opening therein adapted to receive atleast one individual hair on the application of suction to said member, means for reciprocating said member toward and from a bundle of straight hair to remove a'predetermined number of individual hairs from the bundle by suction through said opening,and means for removing the hair from the suction member and for dividual hair and for advancing thegripped hair, meansfor gumniing the extreme endof" a gripped hair, and means forefi'ecting the transfer of the hair to a predetermined point with the'gummed' end of the hair free of said last-mentioned transferring means. I

51. In a machine for handling hair, ahopper adapted to maintain a pile 0 straight hair maintaining the-hair straight, and meansjfor adjusting the position of the hopperre'la- 'tively to the hair removing means to cause said removing means to engage the-hair at; difierent relative sections of the length ofthe.

52. In a machine-for handling hair, bodily movable means for gripping-at least one in- I dividual h'air intermediate the ends thereof-V mittently1revoluble -;turret, a plurality "of-"100 I I pairs; of, spring-pressed gripping fingers on said turret, a gum box adjacent the ,path of and for advancing the hair so gripped toward predetermined point, and means for remov ing thehair from the grip ing means and for advancingthe hair towar a second'pr'edetermined point in spaced relation to said firstmentioned predetermined point, both ends of;

theyhair being maintained free of restraint:

during the advance thereof by said means.

53. In a machineforhandlinghair, means for removing a predeterminedinumberof individual hairsfrom a loosebundleof such hair, and means for adjusting said removing. means to change said predetermined number. i

54. In a machine for handling. straight hair, a container for a' pile of loose straight hair, reciprocating means for determinin the number of ndividual hairs to be remove fromthe container, and for enga ing and removing thepredetermined num er of individualhairs fromthe container, and means 7 i the individual hairs so removed as a unit.

55. In: a machine for pointing a fur skin including mechanism for handling hair and hairs handled thereby, means for removing the hair from said mechanism 'and'jfor advancing the hair, 'ineansfor gum'm'ing the hair, and meanslfor setting the'gummed hair in between the rootsof the hairof the skin,

56. A machine; for pointinga fur skin by setting hairs at spaced points among the 1 natural hair of the skin, including mechanism forremovingat one time from a loose bundle of hair, a number of hairsto be set in-the skin,

-n1eans for controlling the number soremovedf 7 a and means, movable in a path independent 0 that of said mechanism, for receivingthe rehaii in'betweenltheroots of the hair of the supporting roller, means for blowingu on the skinto part the hair thereof, means or setting hair upon the skin among the parted hair 8 thereof, means for advancing the roller intermittently in a direction transverselyof the skin, means for adjusting the amount of the intermittent transverse movement of the roller, means for adju'stin the limits of the ss transverse -movements o the roller,l and means for rotatingthe roller at each end of the transverse movement thereof;

58. Ina fur pointing machine, means for v i s m and'setting hair on fur skin, a roller; adapted to advance'the skin, means 1 for blowing upon the skinwhile the hairis being settherein, means foradvancing theroller transversely of the skin intermit;

y' the interval between the setting f f lha-irthereon, and lineansqfor adjustmg th amount of the intermittent transverse-movemen't-of the roller; a V

- 59s In a fur pointing-'machinaaninter:

said fingers, a reciprocating suctionfpicker having the limitof its movement in one d1rection adjacent oneset, of said fingers when the turret is atrest, anda.pair ofmovablesetting fingers'adapted to be positioned adjacent the opposite pair of gripping fingers when the turret is atrest. a i a In a fur linachine,anintermit tently revoluble turret, a plurality of i V I of spring-pressed gripping fingers on said turret, a gum box adjacent the path of said fingers, a reciprocating suction picker have,

7 ing the limit of its movement in one direction adjacent oneiset of said fingers when the turret. is atirest, and a pair of movable, setting fingersadapted to be positioned adjacentithe opposite 'pair. of turret is at rest. I

61. In -a fur pointing machine, an intermittently revoluble turret, a pluralityvof pairs of spring-pressed gripping fingers on said turret,-a gum, box adjacentthe path of said fingers, and -a reciprocating suction picker \ha'vingthe limit of its movement in one direction adjacent one set of'said fingers when .theturretis at rest. 5

62.; A fur pointing machine includin a. hopper of predetermined length; close at gripping fingers vwhen the,

Q..fingers.on .each ofsaid arms, one of said fin-H;

gers being stationary, a shaft passing other end of saidshaft, and means for os-.

. -5o position, a blower, and meansfor setting the the bottom an'dopen at thetop, and adapted to, receive parallel hair ofsubstantially vthe 1 length of saidhopper, asupport adapted to maintain jsaid vhopper .removably in position,

and aysuction, pickerv adapted to move into and out of thelhopper.

. termittentlyrotating .said turret, aipair of through one of the fingers,*a lug on the other .finger pivoted on said shaft, a spring on the shaft ada ted to urge-the movable finger fcillating. said. extension to rotatethe I shaft and toiopenand close thefingers alternately and to. release hair arranged between HimQthefin rs.

n a fur -turret, aplura ity of.pairs. of'spaced gripping fingers on said turret, means for 'intermittentIy :-rotating; the: turret through an anglefsuhtended by adjacentpairs of: gripping fingers, meansfor opening; and closin said fin ersabout a hair a airof-settin g g p hair froma; receptacle,and to retain full 1 fingers means for opening said' setting I fingersto positionthe sletting jfingers about a hair held by-onepair' of gripping-fingers i 'while theturret is stationary, means 'for closing said setting fingers u'ponthe hair Substantially simultaneously with thefopening of- :thegripping fingers; a pivot for the set- A tingfingers, and means for rotatingthe setting fingers i about the pivot to carry hair l grippedby the setting fingers to settingpositron.

; ;-;In a fur pointingmachine, a

sliding {the roller-, movable stops adapted to :roller in either-direction,.means for-rotating adjust the limits of; the sliding stroke'of the the roller through a predetermined angle at eaoh end of the-stroke, a bloiver adapted to ,part thehair 'of the-skin for thereception' ofhai-r to be set thereon, means for advancing and gumming straight hair removedby said means froni'a pile of such hair, to the setting gumfned; hair at the setting position into enji'gagementvvith the-natural hair ofthe skin, while the natural hair has ;been.displaced by wtheblbwer from the pathjof the hair to be set.

66. A receptacle adapted to retainj straight hair in parallel relation, a reciprocatory suction member movable into and out of the receptacle, and when moved out ofthe recep-. -tacle, being adapted. to engage-and carry hairtherewith to remove hair;from the receptacle, openable" and closable gripping ointing machine, a revoluble' g v jur skin w advancing roller, 1 means for intermittently setting fingerS'adapted to remove the hair from the -grippingfingers, means for oscillating the setting fingers to deposit the hair at thesetting-position on a fur skin, and a bloweradapted to; part the hair of the fur skin away from the setting position to clear the skin from outstanding hair for the reception of hair to be set on the skin.

- 6,7.ln a fur pointingmachine, a recephair held by the suction member, a spring 85 adapted to close the fingers after-their re- --lease by said mechanism, and means including a revoluble shaft for intermittently ro- .-tat ing-theclosed gripping fingers as a unit -to ,ad vance thehair.

68.: In afur-pointing machine, an adjustable suction-membe1- adapted to Withdraw controlof-and to move-said hair into a predeterminedposition, a turret,- means for intermittently rotating said turret, a plurality ;of spaced pairsof normally closed gripping lingers on said turret, means for opening one ,setrof-isaid fingers'at a timefor arranging saidjfingerson, opposite sides of the hair.

held-bythe suction member and for closing aSaidfingers after 'thefingers. have been so arranged; to, grip the hair, a gum applicator adapted to .be arranged in the path of the igumzzthe hair, and means for again opening saidifingershfor releasing the gummed hair zforr further. advance thereof.

.69. In. a' fur pointing machine, a contalner adapted toareceive straight and parallel hair in. apile, a suction member adapted to reciprocate into 'and out of the container to Withdraw hair while maintaining said hair straight, gripping fingers adapted to grip the hair retained by the suction member,

means for rotating said gripping fingers as ,a unit. and means for gumming the hair.

' 70. In a furpointing machine,-a container adaptedto receive straight and parallel hair in a pile, a suction member comprising a hollow block havingan opening therein, a movable: slide on the block adjacent said openuing and means for securing said slide in adjusted position to expose a predetermined amount of said opening communicating With .the interior of the block, and means for reciprocating the suction member into and out of the container towithdraw hair arranged at-said opening during the maintenance of tacleadapted to retain, hair in parallel relahair'gripped by; the fingers and adapted to suction in said member, while maintaining said hair straight. p

71. In a fur pointing machine, a revoluble turret having a plurality of arms thereon, 1

a stationary hair gripping finger oneach of the arms, a movable hair gripping finger hinged to the stationary finger, and springpressed into engagement therewith, a cam adapted to engage and to move the movable finger relatively to the stationary finger to open the same for the reception and the re fingers to remove the gummed hair there-' from, said setting fingers being pivotally mounted for oscillatory movement.

72. Ina fur pointing machine, a revoluble turret having a plurality of arms thereon, a stationary hair gripping finger on each of the arms, a movable hair gripping finger hinged to the stationary finger, and springpressed into engagement therewith, and a cam adapted to engage and to move themovable finger relatively to the stationary finger to open the same for the reception and the release of hair at predetermined intervals.

73. In a fur pointing machine, a revoluble turret having a plurality of arms thereon, a stationary hair gripping finger oneach of the arms, and a movable hair gripping finger hinged to the stationary finger, and spring-pressed into engagement therewith. 74. In a fur pointing machine, a receptacle for substantially loose, parallel, substantially straight hair all lying through the length thereof in thesame direction, a suction member adapted to engage and remove hairalong a predetermined path from the receptacle and to position the hair for being gripped and advanced, gripping fingers adapted to grip the hair held by the suction member,

'7 means for rotatingthe fingers for advancing the hair toward the setting position on a fur skin, and means for gumming the hair. i

75. In a machine for pointing furs, a hair receptacle having an opening therein, a suction picker adapted to reciprocate through the opening into and out of the receptacle, hair grippers adapted to be moved to grip the hair held by the picker and movable past the picker, separable setting members arranged beyond the path of the grippers but in the path of the hair held by the grippers, and a cam adapted to open said setting members at the setting position to release the hair.

76. In a fur pointing machine, means for removing hair from a receptacle comprising a hollow block having an opening therein adapted to have suction applied thereto and having a second opening therein connecting With the first-mentioned opening, a slidable member, and means for adjustably securing the slidable member to the block with an edge thereof at the second opening, to determine the effective widthof said second opening and thereby to determine the-numberof in dividual hairs needed to block theopening, whereby the number of individual hairs removed" by saidmeans iscontrolled.

77. Themet'hod of pointing fur, comprising providing a bundleof hair, all ofsubstantiallythe same length and arranged in removed hair is being gummed, insetting the gummed hair among the roots of the hair of .a fur skin while the second-mentioned hair is being gummed, and while still other hair is being removed from the bundle, blows,

ing upon the skin to part the hair thereof While the gummed hair is being set in the skin, and moving the skin slightly after the first-mentioned hair has been inserted therein and between the next succeeding hair-in hairs are substantially parallel and of sub-.1

parallel relation, removing hair-from the bundle, gumming the hair and moving it toward a fur skin, simultaneously removing other hair from the bundle while the previously;

stantially the samevlength, moving the hair so removed toward a furskin in which the hair is to be inserted, andwhile so moving the hair, applying gum thereto and at the same time, removing other hair from the;

bundle, and inserting the gummed hair among theroots of the hair of the skin while moving the other removed hair toward the skin and applying gum thereto, and repeating theseoperations while moving the skin between succeeding hair insetting o erations.

79. The method of pointing fur s ins, consistingloimoving hair'toward a fur skin, ap-

plying gum thereto, then continuing the movement of the hair with the gum thereon;

to the skin, and simultaneously blowing upon the skin to part the hair thereof while at the same time, moving other hair toward the skin and gummlng it, the first gummed hair being inserted among the natural parted hair of the fur skin while the movement of the second gummed hair is continued toward the r 1 hair previously removed from the bundle and gummed, as aforesaid, among the parted hair of the skin. 

